A new bridge has been built over the River Thames to take thousands of fans to one of the country's biggest music festivals, using part of the stage used in Madonna's last world tour.
Youngsters using one of the camping areas at the Reading Festival have had to queue in recent years to take a boat to and from the main site.
Festival director Melvin Benn decided to build a bridge and has masterminded a £1 million project which will be officially opened on Wednesday, two days before the festival starts.
Staging from Madonna's last world tour has been used to help build the 5m wide structure - the first bridge to be built over the Thames since the Millennium Bridge near St Paul's Cathedral.
Footings will remain in place all year round but the actual bridge will be taken down at the end of the festival and used again in future years.
"This will be a real treat for festival-goers," Mr Benn told PA. "Getting from the north to the south of the site used to be slow and painstaking, but the bridge will make it a delight."
The first fan on site will join Mr Benn in cutting a ribbon to open the bridge on Wednesday.
More than 75,000 fans are expected to attend the annual Reading festival over the bank holiday weekend, with headline acts including the Killers and Rage Against the Machine.
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